Out-of-country Deaths Related To The War
| Coalition deaths in other countries as the result of the war
Spain: 62 TOTAL: 96 |
In addition to the 1,939 American deaths in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan, another 33 U.S. soldiers died in: Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Germany, Turkey, the Arabian sea, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, while supporting operations in Afghanistan. Among them are also a Marine, a civilian DoD employee and two military airmen who were killed in action while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
A Canadian soldier was found dead of non-combat-related causes at a forward logistics base in the United Arab Emirates near Dubai.
62 Spanish soldiers died in a Yak-42 plane crash in Turkey on their way back to Spain from Afghanistan.
Read more about this topic: Coalition Casualties In Afghanistan
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